Tennessee § 49-6-302 - Attendance and length of term.
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§ 49-6-302. Attendance and length of term.
There shall be established and maintained in each local school district as many elementary schools as necessary for the instruction of all the children in the school district. This shall not be construed as to invalidate §§ 49-2-501 — 49-2-503 or § 49-2-1001. It is the duty of the respective board of education to run all schools of the local school district as nearly as practicable the same length of time. A school shall not be established with fewer than ten (10) students in average daily attendance. Local school district boards of education shall designate the schools that pupils shall attend. The board of education shall have due regard to increasing the length of the school terms for the benefit of the school district by limiting the number of schools and by consolidation whenever practicable. Any county board of education may admit to the elementary schools pupils resident in another county, as provided in § 49-6-3104. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 13; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a85, 1487a87, 1487a88; Code 1932, §§ 2376, 2378, 2379; Acts 1957, ch. 9, § 2; 1957, ch. 142, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 45-47; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1001, 49-1004, 49-1006; Acts 2019, ch. 248, § 54. Cross-References. Abatement of fire violations, § 68-120-109 . Assignment of pupils, title 49, ch. 6, parts 31 and 32. Basic curriculum, title 49, ch. 6, parts 10 and 12. Law Reviews. Symposium — Memphis in the Law: A Memphis Dilemma: A Half-Century of Public Education Reform in Memphis and Shelby County From Desegregation to Consolidation (Daniel Kiel), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 787 (2011). Attorney General Opinions. Municipality must offer new grade levels to all eligible children, OAG 98-090, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 90 (4/15/98); OAG 98-132, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 132 (7/28/98).
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